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The Queen meeting BC
Facebook update:
Black Caviar
Andrew Bensley from Sky Racing reports after speaking to Peter Moody:
"Black Caviar has suffered two muscle tears during the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. Not the 1st time. Will enter quarantine in 20 minutes where she can be treated for muscle tears. She does 14 days at quarantine in UK then flies.
Peter Moody says she certainly would've felt the injuries in the race. Will return to Victoria in a fortnight before quarantine at Werribee. No decision on future until she gets home. Peter Moody said Black Caviar is battle weary. She went for a walk and a pick of grass after examination and she ate up everything."
Facebook update:
Black Caviar
Andrew Bensley from Sky Racing reports after speaking to Peter Moody:
"Black Caviar has suffered two muscle tears during the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. Not the 1st time. Will enter quarantine in 20 minutes where she can be treated for muscle tears. She does 14 days at quarantine in UK then flies.
Peter Moody says she certainly would've felt the injuries in the race. Will return to Victoria in a fortnight before quarantine at Werribee. No decision on future until she gets home. Peter Moody said Black Caviar is battle weary. She went for a walk and a pick of grass after examination and she ate up everything."
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eliza
Active Member
lol, it hasn't gone unoticed in the English trash press
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The Queen's gone all Gaga: Her Maj wears a teapot hat (and looks royally nice)
Her Majesty The Queen has taken a (tea) leaf out of Lady Gaga's book and nodded to the, um, teapot trend with a Wedgewood-inspired hat...
The Queen doesn't mess around when it comes to trends. First up she spearheaded the colour blocking trend before any 'A-Lister' even managed to get a look in. And now she's giving Lady Gaga a run for her 'wacky wardrobe' money in the Wedgwood-inspired hat...
Her Majesty The Queen of trends wore the Angela Kelly look for a Service of Thanksgiving at Saint Macartin's Cathedral in Enniskillen earlier today.
And she looks good.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/style/the-queen-wears-wedgwood-inspired-angela-kelly-940927
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The Queen's gone all Gaga: Her Maj wears a teapot hat (and looks royally nice)
Her Majesty The Queen has taken a (tea) leaf out of Lady Gaga's book and nodded to the, um, teapot trend with a Wedgewood-inspired hat...
The Queen doesn't mess around when it comes to trends. First up she spearheaded the colour blocking trend before any 'A-Lister' even managed to get a look in. And now she's giving Lady Gaga a run for her 'wacky wardrobe' money in the Wedgwood-inspired hat...
Her Majesty The Queen of trends wore the Angela Kelly look for a Service of Thanksgiving at Saint Macartin's Cathedral in Enniskillen earlier today.
And she looks good.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/style/the-queen-wears-wedgwood-inspired-angela-kelly-940927
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wynter
Guest
I'm not surprised. Her schedule for the past month or more has been pretty gruelling for someone her age. It's about time they gave her a rest.
kxk
SAPIOSEXUAL
Oh come on........she gets waited on hand and foot, she gets driven in luxury vehicles, to lush events. Everything is made to look pretty before she arrives. No expense is spared for her comfort and entertainment.Never had to worry about a bill in her life
Her life is friggin EASY............and that is exactly why they all live so bloody long.
Keep things in perspective a bit, she's a cossetted spoilt aristocrat. Nice enough apparently.
Her life is friggin EASY............and that is exactly why they all live so bloody long.
Keep things in perspective a bit, she's a cossetted spoilt aristocrat. Nice enough apparently.
^Agree.
I'm thinking her schedule and daily life would be absolutely exhausting, 430 official visits alone! Not many CEO's of major corporations would have this kind of workload.
Check this out:-
The Queen has many different duties to perform every day.
Some are public duties, such as ceremonies, receptions and visits within the United Kingdom or abroad.
Other duties are carried out away from the cameras, but they are no less important. These include reading letters from the public, official papers and briefing notes; audiences with political ministers or ambassadors; and meetings with her Private Secretaries to discuss daily business and her future diary plans.
Even when she is away from London, in residence at Balmoral or Sandringham, she receives official papers nearly every day of every year and remains fully briefed on matters affecting her realms.
In front of the camera or away from it, The Queen's duties go on, and no two days in her life are ever the same.
Morning
The Queen's working day begins like many people's - at her desk.
After scanning the daily British newspapers, The Queen reviews her correspondence.
Every day, 200-300 (and sometimes many more) letters from the public arrive. The Queen chooses a selection to read herself and tells members of her staff how she would like them to be answered.
This enables Her Majesty personally to see a typical cross-section of her daily correspondence. Virtually every letter is answered by staff in her Private Secretary's office or by a lady-in-waiting.
The Queen will then see, separately, two of her Private Secretaries with the daily quota of official papers and documents. This process takes upwards of an hour.
Every day of every year, wherever she is, The Queen receives from government ministers, and from her representatives in the Commonwealth and foreign countries, information in the form of policy papers, Cabinet documents, telegrams, letters and other State papers.
These are sent up to her by the Private Secretaries in the famous 'red boxes'. All of these papers have to be read and, where necessary, approved and signed.
A series of official meetings or 'audiences' will often follow. The Queen will see a number of important people.
These include overseas ambassadors and high commissioners, newly appointed British ambassadors, senior members of the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces on their appointment and retirement, and English bishops and judges on their appointment.
Each meeting usually lasts 10 to 20 minutes, and usually The Queen and her visitor meet alone.
The Queen may also meet a number of people who have won prizes or awards in a variety of fields such as literature or science, to present them individually with their prize.
If there is an Investiture - a ceremony for the presentation of honours and decorations - it begins at 11.00am and lasts just over an hour. The Queen usually meets around 100 people at each Investiture to present Orders, decorations and medals.
The Queen will often lunch privately. Every few months, she and The Duke of Edinburgh will invite a dozen guests from a wide variety of backgrounds to an informal lunch. Occasionally, the guest list may consist of far fewer people, such as a newly appointed or retiring Governor-General and their guest.
If The Queen is spending the morning on engagements away from her desk and other commitments, she will visit up to three venues before lunch, either alone or jointly with The Duke of Edinburgh.
On a regional visit, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh lunch with a wide variety of people in places ranging from town halls to hospitals.
Afternoon
In the afternoons, The Queen often goes out on public engagements.
Such visits require meticulous planning beforehand to meet the hosts' requirements.
And The Queen prepares for each visit by briefing herself on whom she will be meeting and what she will be seeing and doing.
Royal engagements are carefully selected by The Queen from a large number of invitations sent to her each year, often by the Lord-Lieutenants (The Queen's representatives in counties throughout the United Kingdom).
This helps to ensure the widest possible spread and to make effective use of The Queen's time.
If the engagement is outside London, her journeys are often by air using a helicopter or an RAF aircraft.
The Queen carries out around 430 engagements (including audiences) a year, to meet people, open events and buildings, unveil plaques and make speeches.
Such engagements can include visits to schools, hospitals, factories, military units, art galleries, sheltered accommodation for elderly people, hostels for the homeless, local community schemes in inner city areas, and other British and Commonwealth organisations.
The Queen regularly goes out for the whole day to a particular region or city. If the visit is a busy one, or if it lasts more than a day, then The Queen will travel overnight on the Royal Train.
The Duke of Edinburgh will often accompany The Queen on such visits; when this happens, they will carry out some engagements jointly and others separately to ensure that the maximum number of people and organisations can be visited.
The Queen may end the afternoon seeing a number of Government ministers in a meeting of the Privy Council.
Evening
The Queen's working day does not stop at the end of the afternoon.
Early evening may see a meeting with the Prime Minister. The Queen has a weekly meeting alone with the Prime Minister, when they are both in London (in addition to other meetings throughout the year).
This usually takes place on Wednesdays at 6.30 pm. No written record is made of such meetings; neither The Queen nor the Prime Minister talk about what is discussed between them, as communications between The Queen and the Prime Minister always remains confidential.
At about 7.30 pm a report of the day's parliamentary proceedings, written by one of the Government's Whips, arrives. The Queen always reads this the same evening.
On some evenings, The Queen may attend a film première, a variety of concert performances in aid of a charitable cause, or a reception linked to organisations of which she is Patron.
The Queen also regularly hosts official receptions at Buckingham Palace (usually with other members of the Royal Family), such as those for the Diplomatic Corps and The Queen's Award for Industry.
Her Majesty may also hold receptions ahead of overseas visits. In 2007, prior to attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Uganda, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh gave a reception at Buckingham Palace for Commonwealth Africans living and working in the United Kingdom.
Other receptions mark the work of particular groups in the community, such as those recently given for members of the British design and music worlds.
The Queen has numerous private interests, which can coincide with her public work, to complete her working day.
Her Majesty also attends the Derby and the Summer Race Meeting at Ascot, a Royal occasion. As a keen owner and breeder of racehorses, she often sees her horses run at other meetings.
As owner of private estates at Balmoral and Sandringham, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh oversee the management of the estates which are run on a commercial basis. She takes a close interest in all aspects of estate life, particularly in the tenant farmers and employees who live and work on the estates.
Through her public and private work, The Queen is well-briefed and well-known. She has met many more people from all walks of life both in this country and overseas than her predecessors.
This takes time and effort. Often, one of the last lights on in the Palace at night is The Queen finishing her 'red box' of official papers.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/Home.aspx
Cheers for that D ... and bugger that for a life !
Our Queen indeed serves we of her realm well.
... and rather her than me AFAIAC !
It seems to me that I am far more free to do as I please than her majesty.
regarDS
kxk
SAPIOSEXUAL
Oh for goodness sakes - her life is a DODDLE, of luxury and slaves and suck up my arse.
Check that dictator/queenie schedule - you will notice everything is brought to HER, even the damn prime Minister for goodness sakes comes to the palace for their freakin weekly visit, hardly taxing stuff, what's up there in that schedule is a life of privilige and luxury.
Look they even make her a summary of parliament, she doesn't have to tax herself with botherspme details.
And come on - some of those 400+ things probably take 5 mins.
I will never forget being stuck at Launceston Uni, waiting for the bloody Queen to get out of the way so we could get home, they blocked everything so you couldn't get out.
They also - removed all speed bumps, can't jostle madge, then put them back later (cost, hmm)
They shoved pot plants all over everywhere to cover anything less than perfect, stuff was prettied up so much I couldn't recognise the place.
Do not make her out to be suffering or harder working than normal humans, she's spoilt and she's never seen the real world - it's all covered up with pot plants.
Check that dictator/queenie schedule - you will notice everything is brought to HER, even the damn prime Minister for goodness sakes comes to the palace for their freakin weekly visit, hardly taxing stuff, what's up there in that schedule is a life of privilige and luxury.
Look they even make her a summary of parliament, she doesn't have to tax herself with botherspme details.
And come on - some of those 400+ things probably take 5 mins.
I will never forget being stuck at Launceston Uni, waiting for the bloody Queen to get out of the way so we could get home, they blocked everything so you couldn't get out.
They also - removed all speed bumps, can't jostle madge, then put them back later (cost, hmm)
They shoved pot plants all over everywhere to cover anything less than perfect, stuff was prettied up so much I couldn't recognise the place.
Do not make her out to be suffering or harder working than normal humans, she's spoilt and she's never seen the real world - it's all covered up with pot plants.
You nailed it in one, kxk
That is why people *go* to the Palace to meet with the Queen, so as to avoid the disruption and costs involved in security etc when the Queen goes out.Now back to fashion - HANDBAGS
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The Queen's handbag maker, Launer, has seen a 58 per cent boost in sales since the Jubilee weekend.
The Duchess of Cambridge may know how to shift a few million pairs of nude heels or trigger a stampede of Reiss fans, but her position as royal trend-setter bar none is facing some hefty - and unexpected - competition.
Enter her husband's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The Jubilee lady-of-the-moment has sparked a run on handbags from Launer, Her Majesty's favourite handbag designer, with sales increasing 58 per cent since the Jubilee extravaganza.
http://www.launer.com/
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fas...trendsetter-20120627-21268.html#ixzz1z5bqudS7